Judgment

Ali Mohammad Magrey, J.—By medium of this petition, the petitioner has sought the indulgence of this Court in granting her the following relief(s):

“(A) A writ in the nature of mandamus, be issued in favour of petitioner and against respondents, whereby commanding the respondents to release proper scale including grade pay attached to post i.e. 4800 to petitioner retrospectively and accordingly compute the increments to which petitioner is entitled.

(B) A writ in the nature of mandamus, be issued in favour of petitioner against respondent, whereby commanding the respondents to consider petitioner for promotion to next higher post grade and post.

(C) Any other writ, order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem proper be issued in favour of petitioner.”

2. An advertence, though brief, to the factual antecedents leading to the filing of this petition would be advantageous to appreciate the controversy involved in its proper perspective. The petitioner claims to be a Law Graduate (Professional), after practising as a Lawyer and attainment of sufficient professional experience as well as the legal acumen, joined the respondent Forest Department in the year 1990 and dis